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Real Estate: Career and Education Opportunities in Wisconsin

Real Estate:
Real Estate Agents help manage the difficult job of finding and selling homes and business properties. Acting as brokers, they help people navigate the legal and technical issue of real estate sales as well as the marketing and pricing of properties.

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Wisconsin has a population of 5,654,774, which has grown by 5.43% in the last 10 years. Nicknamed the "Badger State," its capital is Madison, though its biggest city is Milwaukee. In 2008, there were a total of 3,619,782 jobs in Wisconsin. The average annual income was $37,770 in 2008, up from $36,990 the previous year. The unemployment rate in Wisconsin was 8.5% in 2009, which has grown by 3.7% since the previous year. Roughly 22.4% of Wisconsin residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.

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CAREERS WITHIN Real Estate

Real Estate Agents rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Real Estate Agents need to negotiate with others and try to resolve differences. They also need to respond to the actions of other and coordinate activities with them.

Real Estate Brokers operate real estate offices, or work for commercial real estate firms, overseeing real estate transactions. Real Estate Brokers need to negotiate with others and try to resolve differences. They also need to listen well to others and take in their information and issues.